Eyelash Shaping Assembly

ABSTRACT

An eyelash shaping assembly for shaping a person&#39;s eyelashes includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that extends upwardly from the bottom wall. An upper edge of the housing defines an opening that is in fluid communication with an interior of the housing. The perimeter wall has a plurality of intake apertures that extend therein to intake ambient air from outside of the housing. A blower is mounted in the housing. The blower draws the ambient air into the housing, heats the ambient air to define warm air and dispends the warm air outwardly from the housing towards a person&#39;s eyelashes thereby shaping the eyelashes.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Descriptionof Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to warm air blowing devices andmore particularly pertains to a new warm air blowing device for shapinga person's eyelashes.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeterwall that extends upwardly from the bottom wall. An upper edge of thehousing defines an opening that is in fluid communication with aninterior of the housing. The perimeter wall has a plurality of intakeapertures that extend therein to intake ambient air from outside of thehousing. A blower is mounted in the housing. The blower is configured todraw the ambient air into the housing, heat the ambient air to definewarm air and dispend the warm air outwardly from the housing towards aperson's eyelashes thereby shaping the eyelashes.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top side view of an eyelash shaping assembly according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosuretaken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic box diagram of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through9 thereof, a new warm air blowing device embodying the principles andconcepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated bythe reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 9, the eyelash shaping assembly10 generally comprises a housing 12 that has a bottom wall 14 and aperimeter wall 16 that extends upwardly from the bottom wall 14. Anupper edge 18 of the housing 12 defines an opening 20 that is in fluidcommunication with an interior 22 of the housing 12. The perimeter wall16 has a plurality of intake apertures 24 that extend therein to intakeambient air from outside of the housing 12.

A blower 26 is mounted in the housing 12. The blower draws the ambientair into the housing 12, heats the ambient air to define warm air anddispends the warm air outwardly from the housing 12 towards a person'seyelashes 28 thereby shaping the eyelashes 28. The blower 26 includes aheating element 30 that is mounted in the housing 12. The heatingelement 30 is in thermal communication with the ambient air adjacent tothe heating element 30 to define warm air. The heating element 30 ispositioned within the housing 12 adjacent to the opening 20. A motor 32is mounted on the housing 12. A fan 34 is mechanically coupled to themotor 32 such that the fan 34 rotates when the motor 32 rotates. The fan34 directs the ambient air into the housing 12 from outside each of theintake apertures, across the heating element 30 and dispends the warmair outwardly through the opening 20 toward the eyelashes 28 therebyshaping the eyelashes 28.

A power switch 36 is mounted on the housing 12. The power switch 36turns the motor 32 on and off. A plurality of controls 38 is mounted onthe housing 12 wherein each of the controls 38 controls a temperature ofthe heating element 30. A power supply 40 is mounted in the housing 12and is electrically coupled to the motor 32, the heating element 30, thepower switch 36 and each of the controls 38. The power supply 40comprises a rechargeable battery. A first contact 42 is position on thehousing 12 and is electrically coupled to the power supply 40.

A vent 44 is positioned on the housing 12 and is in fluid communicationwith the blower 26. The vent 44 includes a peripheral wall 46 thatextends around the opening 20. The peripheral wall 46 has a distal edge48 with respect to the housing 12 that is open and defines an outletaperture 50. The peripheral wall 46 includes an inner wall 50, an outerwall 54 and a pair of side walls 56, 58. The inner wall 52 has an outersurface 60 that has a shape that is selected from the shapes thatincludes planar and concave.

A screen 62 is positioned over the outlet aperture 50. A plurality ofgrips 64 is positioned on the perimeter wall 16. Each of the grips 64facilitates the person 66 to hold the housing 12. Each of the grips 64comprises a resiliently compressible material.

A charger 68 is positioned remote of the housing 12. The charger 68insertably receives the housing 12 such that the charger 68 is inelectrically communication with the power supply 40 to charge the powersupply 40. The charger 68 is electrically coupled to a power source. Thepower source may be an electrical outlet but may be any source ofelectricity. The charger 68 comprises a base 70 that is positioned on asurface. The base 70 has a top side 72, a bottom side 74 and aperipheral wall 76 that is attached to and extends between the top side72 and the bottom side 74. The top side 74 has a well 78 extendingtherein. The well 78 insertably receives the bottom wall 14 of thehousing 12. A second contact 80 is mounted on the base 70 and iselectrically coupled to the power source. The second contact 80 iselectrically coupled to the first contact 42 when the housing 12 ispositioned in the well 80 to charge the power supply 40.

In use, the assembly 10 is used to shape a person's eyelashes 28 afterthe person 66 has applied mascara to the person's eyelashes 28. Thepower switch 36 is turned on wherein the fan 34 begins to spin taking inambient air from outside of the housing 12. The temperature of theheating element 30 is selected such that the fan 34 blows the ambientair across the heating element 30 to define warm air. The outletaperture 50 is positioned below the person's eyelashes 28 such that thewarm air exits the housing 12 upwardly towards the eyelashes 28 suchthat the warm air strikes the eyelashes 28 to shape the eyelashes 28.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A hot air blowing assembly configured to blow warm air on aperson's eyelashes to curl the eyelashes, said assembly comprising: ahousing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardlyfrom said bottom wall, an upper edge of said housing defining an openingbeing in fluid communication with an interior of said housing, saidperimeter wall having a plurality of intake apertures extending thereinto intake ambient air from outside of said housing; a blower beingmounted in said housing, said blower being configured to draw theambient air into said housing, said blower being configured heat theambient air to define warm air and dispending the warm air outwardlyfrom said housing towards a person's eyelashes thereby shaping theeyelashes; and a vent being positioned on said housing and being influid communication with said blower, said vent including a peripheralwall extending around said opening, said peripheral wall having a distaledge with respect to said housing being open and defining an outletaperture, said peripheral wall including an inner wall, an outer walland a pair of side walls, said inner wall having an outer surface havinga shape being selected from the shapes including planar and concave. 2.The hot air blowing assembly according to claim 1, wherein said blowerincludes: a heating element being mounted in said housing, said heatingelement being configured to be in thermal communication with the ambientair adjacent to said heating element to define warm air, said heatingelement being positioned within said housing adjacent to said opening; amotor being mounted on said housing; a fan being mechanically coupled tosaid motor such that said fan rotates when said motor rotates, said fanbeing configured to direct the ambient air into said housing fromoutside of said aperture, directing the ambient air across said heatingelement and dispending the warm air outwardly through said openingtoward the eyelashes thereby shaping the eyelashes; a power switch beingmounted on said housing, said power switch turning said motor on andoff; a plurality of controls being mounted on said housing, each of saidcontrols controlling a temperature of said heating element; and a powersupply being mounted in said housing, said power supply beingelectrically coupled to said motor, said heating element, said powerswitch and each of said controls.
 3. The hot air blowing assemblyaccording to claim 2, wherein said power supply comprises a rechargeablebattery.
 4. The hot air blowing assembly according to claim 1, furtherincluding a screen being positioned over said outlet aperture.
 5. Thehot air blowing assembly according to claim 1, further including aplurality of grips being positioned on said perimeter wall, each of saidgrips facilitating the person to hold said housing.
 6. The hot airblowing assembly according to claim 5, wherein each of said gripscomprises a resiliently compressible material.
 7. The hot air blowingassembly according to claim 3, further including a charger beingpositioned remote of said housing, said charger insertably receivingsaid housing such that said charger is in electrically communicationwith said power supply to charge said power supply, said charger beingconfigured to be electrically coupled to a power source.
 8. The hot airblowing assembly according to claim 7, further including: a firstcontact being position on said housing, said first contact beingelectrically coupled to said power supply; said charger including a basebeing configured to be positioned on a surface, said base having a topside, a bottom side and a peripheral wall attached to and extendingbetween said top side and said bottom side, said top side having a wellextending therein, said well insertably receiving said bottom wall ofsaid housing, a second contact being mounted on said base, said secondcontact being electrically coupled to the power source, said secondcontact being electrically coupled to said first contact when saidhousing is positioned in said well thereby charging said power supply.9. A hot air blowing assembly configured to blow warm air on a person'seyelashes to curl the eyelashes, said assembly comprising: a housinghaving a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from saidbottom wall, an upper edge of said housing defining an opening being influid communication with an interior of said housing, said perimeterwall having a plurality of intake apertures extending therein to intakeambient air from outside of said housing; a blower being mounted in saidhousing, said blower being configured to draw the ambient air into saidhousing, said blower being configured heat the ambient air to definewarm air and dispending the warm air outwardly from said housing towardsa person's eyelashes thereby shaping the eyelashes, said blowerincluding: a heating element being mounted in said housing, said heatingelement being configured to be in thermal communication with the ambientair adjacent to said heating element to define warm air, said heatingelement being positioned within said housing adjacent to said opening; amotor being mounted on said housing; a fan being mechanically coupled tosaid motor such that said fan rotates when said motor rotates, said fanbeing configured to direct the ambient air into said housing fromoutside each of said intake apertures, directing the ambient air acrosssaid heating element and dispending the warm air outwardly through saidopening toward the eyelashes thereby shaping the eyelashes; a powerswitch being mounted on said housing, said power switch turning saidmotor on and off; a plurality of controls being mounted on said housing,each of said controls controlling a temperature of said heating element;a power supply being mounted in said housing, said power supply beingelectrically coupled to said motor, said heating element, said powerswitch and each of said controls, said power supply comprising arechargeable battery; a first contact being position on said housing,said first contact being electrically coupled to said power supply; avent being positioned on said housing and being in fluid communicationwith said blower, said vent including a peripheral wall extending aroundsaid opening, said peripheral wall having a distal edge with respect tosaid housing being open and defining an outlet aperture, said peripheralwall including an inner wall, an outer wall and a pair of side walls,said inner wall having an outer surface having a shape being selectedfrom the shapes including planar and concave; a screen being positionedover said outlet aperture; a plurality of grips being positioned on saidperimeter wall, each of said grips facilitating the person to hold saidhousing, each of said grips comprising a resiliently compressiblematerial; a charger being positioned remote of said housing, saidcharger insertably receiving said housing such that said charger is inelectrically communication with said power supply to charge said powersupply, said charger being configured to be electrically coupled to apower source, said charger comprises: a base being configured to bepositioned on a surface, said base having a top side, a bottom side anda peripheral wall attached to and extending between said top side andsaid bottom side, said top side having a well extending therein, saidwell insertably receiving said bottom wall of said housing; and a secondcontact being mounted on said base, said second contact beingelectrically coupled to the power source, said second contact beingelectrically coupled to said first contact when said housing ispositioned in said well thereby charging said power supply.
 10. A methodof curling a person's eyelashes, said method comprising: providing ahousing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardlyfrom said bottom wall, an upper edge of said housing defining an openingbeing in fluid communication with an interior of said housing, saidperimeter wall having a plurality of intake apertures extending thereinto intake ambient air from outside of said housing; providing a blowerbeing mounted in said housing, said blower being configured to draw theambient air into said housing, said blower being configured heat theambient air to define warm air and dispending the warm air outwardlyfrom said housing towards a person's eyelashes thereby shaping theeyelashes, said blower including: a heating element being mounted insaid housing, said heating element being configured to be in thermalcommunication with the ambient air adjacent to said heating element todefine warm air, said heating element being positioned within saidhousing adjacent to said opening; a motor being mounted on said housing;a fan being mechanically coupled to said motor such that said fanrotates when said motor rotates, said fan being configured to direct theambient air into said housing from outside each of said intakeapertures, directing the ambient air across said heating element anddispending the warm air outwardly through said opening toward theeyelashes thereby shaping the eyelashes; a power switch being mounted onsaid housing, said power switch turning said motor on and off; aplurality of controls being mounted on said housing, each of saidcontrols controlling a temperature of said heating element; a powersupply being mounted in said housing, said power supply beingelectrically coupled to said motor, said heating element, said powerswitch and each of said controls, said power supply comprising arechargeable battery; providing a first contact being position on saidhousing, said first contact being electrically coupled to said powersupply; providing a vent being positioned on said housing and being influid communication with said blower, said vent including a peripheralwall extending around said opening, said peripheral wall having a distaledge with respect to said housing being open and defining an outletaperture, said peripheral wall including an inner wall, an outer walland a pair of side walls, said inner wall having an outer surface havinga shape being selected from the shapes including planar and concave;providing a screen being positioned over said outlet aperture; providinga plurality of grips being positioned on said perimeter wall, each ofsaid grips facilitating the person to hold said housing, each of saidgrips comprising a resiliently compressible material; providing acharger being positioned remote of said housing, said charger insertablyreceiving said housing such that said charger is in electricallycommunication with said power supply to charge said power supply, saidcharger being configured to be electrically coupled to a power source,said charger comprises: a base being configured to be positioned on asurface, said base having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheralwall attached to and extending between said top side and said bottomside, said top side having a well extending therein, said wellinsertably receiving said bottom wall of said housing; and a secondcontact being mounted on said base, said second contact beingelectrically coupled to the power source, said second contact beingelectrically coupled to said first contact when said housing ispositioned in said well thereby charging said power supply. providing amascara; positioning said mascara on said person's eyelashes; turning onsaid power switch such said blower takes in ambient air from each ofsaid intake apertures and blows said ambient air across said heatingelement and outwardly from said housing; selecting a temperature of saidheating element such that said ambient air blown across said heatingelement and outwardly from said housing is heated defining warm air;positioning said vent beneath said eyelashes such that said outletaperture is facing upwardly toward said eyelashes wherein said warm airblows against said eyelashes thereby shaping said eyelashes turning offsaid power switch; placing said housing in said well to charge saidpower supply.